GitHub Copilot Can Now Read Your Team’s Chat to Fix Code

If your team chats about a software bug in Microsoft Teams, that conversation is now useful beyond just talking. GitHub Copilot’s coding agent can now join those Teams chats, read what developers discussed, and use that context—along with the actual codebase—to investigate problems, suggest fixes, and even open pull requests for review. It’s like having a smart intern who wasn’t in the meeting but automatically knows what was said and how to help.

The change is part of a bigger move to bring AI into the tools people already use, instead of forcing workers to jump between apps or use unauthorized AI tools. For developers, it cuts out the tedious step of copying chat notes into a separate AI prompt. For managers, it keeps AI use inside approved systems, reducing the risk of employees turning to unapproved, shadow AI tools just to get work done.

Under the hood, the integration respects existing controls. Copilot doesn’t auto-push changes into production. Instead, it uses the Teams conversation as extra context, then creates a pull request that still needs human review—just like normal code updates. It’s less about adding another AI chat and more about removing friction between discussion and action.

This new feature is available now in public preview for Teams desktop and web users who have access to GitHub Copilot’s coding agent. It’s a small tech upgrade with a practical payoff: less copying, pasting, and translating—just faster, more connected problem-solving.